title: Communication and oral-motor function in Rett syndrome.
abstract: The communication skills, oral-motor function and respiration patterns of 20 girls with Rett syndrome were studied. Loss of communication has been previously recognized as a sign of the onset of Rett syndrome, but oral-motor dysfunction has not been reported. All the girls showed a regression in speech and language function by the onset of stage II Rett syndrome. Changes in oral-motor function and respiration correlated with the progression of the disease from stages II to IV.
authors.affiliation: Crippled Children's Division, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97207.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Budden
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meek
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Henighan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007806:Language Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015518:Rett Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014059:Tongue / Q000503:physiopathology*